lakers.freedomblogging.com - 6/8/2009
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Q. Could you have played that type of defense on Howard last year?
PAU GASOL: Did I?
Q. No, could you have? How much have you improved defensively?
PAU GASOL: I think I’ve improved. I think I’ve improved physically to be able to hold my ground a little better. I worked hard [...]
blogs.orlandosentinel.com - 6/8/2009
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Courtney-lee-shot-Paul-Gasol-Gary-W.-Green Was the Magic's last-second "alley-oops" by rookie
Courtney Lee really an "alley-oops" by the NBA game...
officials? Look at this photo taken by the Sentinel's Gary W. Green. Lakers big man Pau Gasol clearly had ...
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Did Pau Gasol commit goaltending on Courtney Lee's ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/11/2009
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We asked J.A. Adande to tell us something
he's watching for in Game 4: J.A. Adande, ESPN.com:...
Time to talk touches. Again. Pau Gasol should be getting more shots. We've been through this before. It was only one series ago that Gasol lodged a rare (for ...
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Daily Dime: Can the Magic pull even? - NBA
joesportsfan.com - 6/10/2009
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Per the orders of David Stern in conjunction
with the Associated Press and Getty Images, the photographers...
and dot com teams covering the NBA Finals have done a stellar job capturing Lakers forward Pau Gasol at his absolute finest. See below. ...
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NBA mandate for Pau Gasol photos deemed a success
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Finesse Players Are Not Necessarily Soft
The Baseline —
Short and sweet here, but this had to be said at some point, since it explains a lot of the Lakers' strengths. And who better to break it down than Pau Gasol himself? From the OC Register: ...
Pau Defends Himself, and by Association, Dirk
The Two Man Game —
From Kevin Ding of The OC Register, via Shoals at The Baseline:
Q.: Have you ever sensed that that soft label gets quickly attached to European players more so than other players? Have you sensed that with you and other guys that come from Europe?
PAU GASOL: Yeah, it tends to be that way, I think, because a guy has a set of skills and is more of a finesse player, then he’s labeled as a soft player more likely. It is what it is. I’m not bothered by it because I know I’m a competitor, I’m a winner, and I’ve ...
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